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violence is an ongoing threat, and the u.s. state department says americans should avoid traveling there. there are reports today that al qaeda militants killed four yemenese soldiers. hamad karzai says civilian casualties are no longer tolerable when it comes to the u.s.-led war in his country. karzai met with general david petraeus after a nato air strike accidentally killed nine afghan boys last week. petraeus is a commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. he made a public apology on wednesday, and then repeated it again today. mr. karzai said apologies are not enough. >>> congressional hearings will take place on thursday on the issue of home-grown terrorism. in particular, the radicalization of muslim americans. and today, a coalition of more than 100 interfaith and nonprofit groups gathered in times square in new york to voice their concerns. meanwhile, a counter rally took place nearby. house homeland security chairman peter king is holding the hearings e. he says radicalization within a small minority is a threa
violence is an ongoing threat, and the u.s. state department says americans should avoid traveling there. there are reports today that al qaeda militants killed four yemenese soldiers. hamad karzai says civilian casualties are no longer tolerable when it comes to the u.s.-led war in his country. karzai met with general david petraeus after a nato air strike accidentally killed nine afghan boys last week. petraeus is a commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. he made a public apology on...
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the president says the u.s. had to get involved in order to save lives. >> the united states should not and cannot intervene every time there is a crisis somewhere in the world. i firmly believe that when innocent people are being brutalized. when someone like moammar gadhafi threatened a blood bath to destabilize an entire region and the entire international community is coming together to save thousands of lives, it is in our national interest to act. >> reporter: the president is facing criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say there is a lack of congressional involvement in libya. president obama yesterday held a conference call with leaders to layout the objectives and concerns. there is still some discontent especially among republicans who are questioning the efforts and the cost of this involvement. clearly, a lot needs to be hashed out. the president maintains the u.s. involvement will remain limited and focused and clear. he does say that no ground forces will be involved. >> sandra, than
the president says the u.s. had to get involved in order to save lives. >> the united states should not and cannot intervene every time there is a crisis somewhere in the world. i firmly believe that when innocent people are being brutalized. when someone like moammar gadhafi threatened a blood bath to destabilize an entire region and the entire international community is coming together to save thousands of lives, it is in our national interest to act. >> reporter: the president is...
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the u.s. is playing. critics have called on president obama to spell out exactly what the u.s. involvement in libya is. he's expected to do just that. monday night you can see the president's address live from washington, that comes your way at 7:30 eastern time. that's on monday night. >>> the rebel forces in libya are moving west now that they've captured a key see in the east. ajdabiya. a short time ago, libya's deputy foreign minister talked about the coalition role saying that the heavy involvement by the coalition warplanes led to the libyan government's decision to leez the city. ar arwa damon saw that. >> these air strikes pounding gadhafi's positions, we saw the aftermath of that pounding, 13, 14 damaged tanks. some appeared to have been abandoned. others clearly hit by an air strike. the force of the blast has turned them on their turrets. they've been blown to pieces. opposition fighters telling us that after these air strikes took place, they were able to push their front line forw
the u.s. is playing. critics have called on president obama to spell out exactly what the u.s. involvement in libya is. he's expected to do just that. monday night you can see the president's address live from washington, that comes your way at 7:30 eastern time. that's on monday night. >>> the rebel forces in libya are moving west now that they've captured a key see in the east. ajdabiya. a short time ago, libya's deputy foreign minister talked about the coalition role saying that the...
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u.s. leadership but through nato. why? to intervene and averting a huge humanitarian crisis caused by gadhafi wanting to maintain control and making a carnage of his own people. there's also energy supply routes. libya is a major energy producer and responsibilities to western nations, to america. gas prices. i think the main reason is humanitarian. this is strategic part out mediterranean. i think we also as america needs to associate ourselves with a democratic protester movements that are emerging in the middle east, in egypt and bahrain. all across the middle east and yemen.ening now in libya. it is in the security interest to be associated with this kind of important political change, and america stands for values, for democracy and this is the best way to express it. >> governor richardson, will cane here. i have been asking this question as eliot suggested. why? why should we go in to libya and intervene there? you suggested the plain rain is humanitarian purposes. bodies are piling up. mass graves dug. refugees are
u.s. leadership but through nato. why? to intervene and averting a huge humanitarian crisis caused by gadhafi wanting to maintain control and making a carnage of his own people. there's also energy supply routes. libya is a major energy producer and responsibilities to western nations, to america. gas prices. i think the main reason is humanitarian. this is strategic part out mediterranean. i think we also as america needs to associate ourselves with a democratic protester movements that are...
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we have u.s. air base there. the italians let us use all their bases really. >> so if you're in your turn position at nato right now and the white house calls, the defense secretary called and said, general, can we do this? i assume the answer is yes. what about should? >> you need to have what is the clarity of the mission for the operation? is it to eliminate the anti-aircraft? is it to get the people out? are you willing for the risk when something goes wrong? you get a plane shot down, et cetera, et cetera. other parts of this need to be examined. the rules of engagement, et cetera. when you look here at things gadhafi has, can you take that out. if you're worried he was going to use mustard gas against his own people, how do you take this out? can you bomb in, or is that dangerous? >> it's dangerous to do it. there are ways to send in special forces trained to do that. we're talking about a level of escalation here that you need to understand in terms of clarity, the chain of command and it all needs to be d
we have u.s. air base there. the italians let us use all their bases really. >> so if you're in your turn position at nato right now and the white house calls, the defense secretary called and said, general, can we do this? i assume the answer is yes. what about should? >> you need to have what is the clarity of the mission for the operation? is it to eliminate the anti-aircraft? is it to get the people out? are you willing for the risk when something goes wrong? you get a plane...
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while working full-time for the department of the u.s. navy. herman returned to his home in atlanta to begin a korea working for the coca-cola company, -- to begin a career working for the coca-cola company and in a short period of time rose to vice president. shortly thereafter, he later became the regional vice president of the burger king division of pillsbury. he was able to turn around the region to make it the best performing in the country. he then took his biggest challenge by becoming the ceo and president of godfather pizza. the companyp -- izz -- pizza. the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and he turned it around in the matter of months. they made him the president of the national restaurant association. he had the opportunity to talk with president clinton during a nationally televised town hall meeting. hear, herman challenged president clinton regarding his health-care overhaul proposal. when president clinton attempted to assure him that his legislation would not harm american business owners and their employees, herman re
while working full-time for the department of the u.s. navy. herman returned to his home in atlanta to begin a korea working for the coca-cola company, -- to begin a career working for the coca-cola company and in a short period of time rose to vice president. shortly thereafter, he later became the regional vice president of the burger king division of pillsbury. he was able to turn around the region to make it the best performing in the country. he then took his biggest challenge by becoming...
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on sunday four u.s. military plants transported military planes from egypt to cairo and cnn's ivan watson has the latest from the libyan border and the city of djerba. >> reporter: people keep streaming across the border here in tunesia. more than 100,000 people have fled in the last two weeks and will keep coming. they are met by tunisian volunteers who hand out food, who hand out water, and this is important because these refugees are hungry and thirsty and frightened. many of them tell us that they haven't had any access to food and water for days and they have been charged exorbitant prices for transport to try to flee the fighting in libya. >> i'm so very hungry. >> reporter: why? >> haven't eaten. >> reporter: no food for four days. >> no sleeping. so very tired. >> people are inside and afraid to come out. we need to help them to bring them out. they are afraid because of the libyans. >> reporter: what are the libyans doing? >> attacking. >> reporter: attacking who? >> the foreigners. >> foreigner
on sunday four u.s. military plants transported military planes from egypt to cairo and cnn's ivan watson has the latest from the libyan border and the city of djerba. >> reporter: people keep streaming across the border here in tunesia. more than 100,000 people have fled in the last two weeks and will keep coming. they are met by tunisian volunteers who hand out food, who hand out water, and this is important because these refugees are hungry and thirsty and frightened. many of them tell...
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i think secretary gates is particularly opposed to the u.s. going in alone because the united states would be seen and the arab world as bombing another arab city which, you know, has all sorts of repercussions but i have to tell you, i think pressure is building to do something and the president himself is coming under increasing pressure because no one is quite sure where he stands. >> david, his credibility is at risk now. they said gadhafi must go. they have now moved significant military resources into the neighborhood including the amphibious assault ship coming through the suez canal today so you've been in the oval office at times of crisis. take us inside to what the conversation would be with the president who doesn't want to commit u.s. military force but might be getting pressure to do just that at the time when you know ronald reagan used it years ago and it did -- the message did get through to mr. gadhafi. in recent days he sounds erratic, some say delusional. how does that influence the president's decision? >> well, i think ga
i think secretary gates is particularly opposed to the u.s. going in alone because the united states would be seen and the arab world as bombing another arab city which, you know, has all sorts of repercussions but i have to tell you, i think pressure is building to do something and the president himself is coming under increasing pressure because no one is quite sure where he stands. >> david, his credibility is at risk now. they said gadhafi must go. they have now moved significant...
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violence is an ongoing threat in the u.s. state department says americans should avoid traveling there. al qaeda militants reportedly killed four yemeni soldiers today. >>> in egypt, hosni mubarak may be history. but his legacy lives on in the form of the much feared state security. many egyptians on friday stormed into security headquarters in major cities, including cairo and alexandria, and got into heated fights with officials inside. citizens supposedly are seeking secret documents they fear will be destroyed to cover up decades of human rights abuses under mubarak. protesters took to the streets of new york, today, to voice their concerns over a congressional hearings this week. the chairman of the homeland security committee, peter king, wants to look into what he's calling the radicalization of american muslims. the demonstrators say muslims are being unfairly targeted. and they are worried that islam is being portrayed as the enemy. a rival, much smaller protests supporting the hearings, took place nearby. >>> tensio
violence is an ongoing threat in the u.s. state department says americans should avoid traveling there. al qaeda militants reportedly killed four yemeni soldiers today. >>> in egypt, hosni mubarak may be history. but his legacy lives on in the form of the much feared state security. many egyptians on friday stormed into security headquarters in major cities, including cairo and alexandria, and got into heated fights with officials inside. citizens supposedly are seeking secret...
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the u.s. marshals. the work is not over, but i think it's probably a relief for everyone including and probably especially the victims. and we're relieved, too, because hopefully now there won't be any more victims out there. >> that was a sergeant from prince william county, virginia. dna evidence links an attack there in 2009 to similar cases in this investigation. as we said, we'll be watching the news conference this hour, and we'll bring you any new developments when we get them. >>> let's move to the budget battle in wisconsin. many are watching how this plays out as they look for ways to cut their own budgets. governor scott walker sent out warning letter to unions saying massive layoffs are coming in april if no deal is reached on a new budget. senate democrats are blocking a vote on the controversial budget which would eliminate most collective bargaining right for state employees. >> when they realize we're not doing this as a threat or a pawn in a chess game, we're doing this becaus
the u.s. marshals. the work is not over, but i think it's probably a relief for everyone including and probably especially the victims. and we're relieved, too, because hopefully now there won't be any more victims out there. >> that was a sergeant from prince william county, virginia. dna evidence links an attack there in 2009 to similar cases in this investigation. as we said, we'll be watching the news conference this hour, and we'll bring you any new developments when we get them....
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there is just no way. >> 48 state, 42 u.s. citizens -- senators, veterans groups side with albert snyder to protect your laurels from the felt family is psychological terrorism but a lot of news organizations side with the other side, setting the first member protection at the absolute. a justice alito argued the phelps' or engage in the use of fighting words that are not protected. >> first of all, it is not a suicide pact. so there are some limits on it. it is not absolute. you cannot scream fire in a crowded theater. but the limits of restricting speech are pretty far out there. it has to be something really outrageous for the courts to move. remember when the nazi's or margin -- the more people burned the american flag? >> the courts have a well established that the limits are way out there in what is permissible. you have to do something really outrageous and dangerous. >> it is a case like this and that makes you want to recommend extra-legal remedies -- we used to call that a possee or some bank. not recommending it but
there is just no way. >> 48 state, 42 u.s. citizens -- senators, veterans groups side with albert snyder to protect your laurels from the felt family is psychological terrorism but a lot of news organizations side with the other side, setting the first member protection at the absolute. a justice alito argued the phelps' or engage in the use of fighting words that are not protected. >> first of all, it is not a suicide pact. so there are some limits on it. it is not absolute. you...
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the u.s. is closer to the crisis in libya. tonight two u.s. warships are heading for the waters off libya although for now he says it's not to fight. >> we'll be enter the mediterranean shortly. it will provide us a capability for both emergency evacuations. >> moammar gadhafi is trying as hard as he can to hold onto power. pro-gadhafi troops tried and failed to retake a town neurotripoli currently under rebel control. and one of gadhafi's sons tells cnn the government is trying to talk with the rebels, but the rebel leadership is in chaos. let's start with cnn's international correspondent, ben wedeman, who is in rebel-held city benghazi. the former libyan interior minister says the noose is tightening around gadhafi's neck. tell us where have you gone and what have you seen? >> we headed sort of in the direction of tripoli. what we've seen is that the noose isn't necessarily tightening around gadhafi's neck. it's clear the opposition is in firm control of this part of the country, but if you
the u.s. is closer to the crisis in libya. tonight two u.s. warships are heading for the waters off libya although for now he says it's not to fight. >> we'll be enter the mediterranean shortly. it will provide us a capability for both emergency evacuations. >> moammar gadhafi is trying as hard as he can to hold onto power. pro-gadhafi troops tried and failed to retake a town neurotripoli currently under rebel control. and one of gadhafi's sons tells cnn the government is trying to...
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what the u.s. is doing is trying to reach out to the various opposition members to find out who they are and what they want. the u.s. are trying to formulate a response here, but they're really in the dark because the u.s. has pulled all of its diplomats out of libya. the u.s. didn't really have relations with libya. they just restored ties in 2005. they don't know much about who these people are. >> the u.s. seems to be watching and waiting. can you tell us, waiting for what? >> waiting for a couple of thing. first, they're waiting to get more clarity on who these opposition members are. they don't want to be arming them or giving them training until they figure out who these people are. they don't want to put someone in place that is just as bad as ga gadhafi if not more. trying to get more international paurt. there's really not an appetite at nato or in the unit security council where the u.s. will have to seek authorization for a no-fly zone. there's no appetite for any military action. if thi
what the u.s. is doing is trying to reach out to the various opposition members to find out who they are and what they want. the u.s. are trying to formulate a response here, but they're really in the dark because the u.s. has pulled all of its diplomats out of libya. the u.s. didn't really have relations with libya. they just restored ties in 2005. they don't know much about who these people are. >> the u.s. seems to be watching and waiting. can you tell us, waiting for what? >>...
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the last thing the u.s. and its allies could use would be a propaganda bonanza for that to have the u.s. and its allies hurting or killing innocent civilians. the bottom line, which i found very telling today, when the u.s. ambassador, the u.s. susan rice came out to brief reporters after the president's meeting with the u.n. secretary general here at the white house, she sort of recoiled when the military option came up, and made it very clear that while it's an option on the table, it's nowhere near the first option. they're certainly trying diplomacy first, but as we're seeing, while they've had modest success with sanctions before the u.n., this weekend, for example, so far, it's doing nothing to stop the violence. it's still early, but so far, the violence continues, and as you suggested, colonel gadhafi, as we heard from ambassador rice, appears to be delusional about the whole situation, john. >> ed henry at the white house, difficult choices facing the administration. let's get some perspective from
the last thing the u.s. and its allies could use would be a propaganda bonanza for that to have the u.s. and its allies hurting or killing innocent civilians. the bottom line, which i found very telling today, when the u.s. ambassador, the u.s. susan rice came out to brief reporters after the president's meeting with the u.n. secretary general here at the white house, she sort of recoiled when the military option came up, and made it very clear that while it's an option on the table, it's...
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my next guest, however, warns even a very limited u.s. military commitment at the outset could grow into something more troublesome, and more costly both in lives and resources. richard lugar is the ranking republican on the senate foreign relations committee. he joins us from capitol hill. senator, i want to start right there. our producer on capitol hill, ted barrett talked to you several days ago, and you said you did not think it was time to consider either a no-fly zone or any sort of military action or arming the rebels. have you changed your position at all? >> no, i haven't. but i'm listening carefully, obviously, to the president, to members of congress. i just have not heard, however, a very crucial discussion as to what is our objective, specifically, who it is that we want to help. and in ways that we might want to help them, do we harm them in terms of ruining their influence in a post-gadhafi libya. specifically, we know that rebels, so-called, are people that are against gadhafi, are trying to drive him out. but it's not re
my next guest, however, warns even a very limited u.s. military commitment at the outset could grow into something more troublesome, and more costly both in lives and resources. richard lugar is the ranking republican on the senate foreign relations committee. he joins us from capitol hill. senator, i want to start right there. our producer on capitol hill, ted barrett talked to you several days ago, and you said you did not think it was time to consider either a no-fly zone or any sort of...
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the u.s. just two months ago, secretary of state hillary clinton visited the country, and announced a half billion dollar aid package to help mexico fight organized crime. that said, this visit, well it does come just 16 days after an american immigration and customs agent was shot on a provincial mexican highway. all right. so mexican president calderon met this trip, met this trip with business leaders who are concerned about recent drug violence. mexico happens to be our third largest trade partner after canada, and then china. and it is the second largest market for american products. and again, i want to tell you you're looking live at the east room at the white house where we expect this joint news conference to begin at any moment and we're going to bring it to you. we're covering all angles on this, you know that. joining me live from washington is cnn's wolf blitzer. cnn's senior political analyst gloria borger, and from the north lawn the senior white house correspondent ed henry. go
the u.s. just two months ago, secretary of state hillary clinton visited the country, and announced a half billion dollar aid package to help mexico fight organized crime. that said, this visit, well it does come just 16 days after an american immigration and customs agent was shot on a provincial mexican highway. all right. so mexican president calderon met this trip, met this trip with business leaders who are concerned about recent drug violence. mexico happens to be our third largest trade...
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that argument may be somewhat less persuasive than the u.s. government would hope it would be but what about where you have how many of karzai the president of afghan. coming out in here you know he's not congratulating bysouth forces for the fact that there are you know the the civilian deaths inflicted by them have fallen by twenty percent now quite obvious that he is rejecting a public apology by the president of the united states by general petraeus when it comes to killing nine young boys well let's not forget that in afghanistan everyone is using casualties especially civilian casualties for different political ones right the united states is very keen on showing that they're going to progress in the war but they're winning hearts and minds and that this will you know this conflict will have some kind of a constructive solution i mean karzai is very worried about his position within afghan society he's worried about being attacked by the pashtuns right right that's the base that he has to play to win to the extent that use able to be see
that argument may be somewhat less persuasive than the u.s. government would hope it would be but what about where you have how many of karzai the president of afghan. coming out in here you know he's not congratulating bysouth forces for the fact that there are you know the the civilian deaths inflicted by them have fallen by twenty percent now quite obvious that he is rejecting a public apology by the president of the united states by general petraeus when it comes to killing nine young boys...
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u.s. mission in libya. two and a half hours from now he'll try to ease concerns about the operation's goals, its costs and the end game. his remarks coming a little over a week from the first coalition air strikes and critical time for opposition fighters on the ground. gadhafi's troops wiped out some of the gains but in recent days coalition air strikes have helped rebels seize some of the northern stays. now to reza sayah with more on benghazi. what's the latest information, ressa, that you are getting. >> reporter: these forces had an impressive three days capturing five towns from the gadhafi forces. today they finally met some resistance, the first in about 72 hours. that resistance coming in the city of sirte, gadhafi's birthplace, his hometown. when you talk to opposition officials here they anticipated a fights there and they got t.rebel figorces pushing back a one rebel fighter telling cnn that he and a group of other fighters cornelio sommaruga gadhafi soldiers waving a right fla
u.s. mission in libya. two and a half hours from now he'll try to ease concerns about the operation's goals, its costs and the end game. his remarks coming a little over a week from the first coalition air strikes and critical time for opposition fighters on the ground. gadhafi's troops wiped out some of the gains but in recent days coalition air strikes have helped rebels seize some of the northern stays. now to reza sayah with more on benghazi. what's the latest information, ressa, that you...
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should be doing, what the u.s. shouldn't be doing. you know there's a major split between robert gates, the defense secretary, john mccain, the senator, so we'll get into a lot of that in "the situation room" and a lot more. that's coming up at the top of the hour. >> we'll see you in a couple of minutes. have a wonderful weekend, too, by the way. wait until you see what happened in a court hearing for murder suspect casey anthony. you may not believe here. talk about tension in that courtroom. sunny hostin will walk us through that. "on the case" is next. in a lab. ♪ in a living room. we have lift-off. on a stage. [ jimi hendrix "foxy lady" intro ] in a garage. [ guys cheering ] and now... at the end of a power cord. introducing the extended range electric volt from chevrolet. >>> casey anthony's mother, she returns to the stand. keep in mind this is day three of a very, very important motions hearing that's leading up to the anthony's trial on charges that she allegedly murdered her 2-year-old daughter caylee. sunny hostin is on t
should be doing, what the u.s. shouldn't be doing. you know there's a major split between robert gates, the defense secretary, john mccain, the senator, so we'll get into a lot of that in "the situation room" and a lot more. that's coming up at the top of the hour. >> we'll see you in a couple of minutes. have a wonderful weekend, too, by the way. wait until you see what happened in a court hearing for murder suspect casey anthony. you may not believe here. talk about tension in...
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first off, the u.s. doesn't want to be seen as some sort of force wandering into libya when opposition forces seem to want to do this themselves. especially if the u.s. acted unilaterally and i don't think they would. you look at iraq, afghanistan and in terms of military action as well, look at somalia in the early '80s. it's far more likely they would let nato take more lead on action, most ports go to europe. we know there's no guarantee that any democracy that could blossom in the arab world is the only one that shares u.s. interests. in fact, quite unlikely it's going to be the same sort of middle east we've seen. again, iraq, afghanistan examples of where dock any has not gone idealy where the u.s. wanted, but the main interests of the united states and the region counterterrorism efforts, watching over israel, protecting the oil supply and containing iran. >> that doesn't seem to have changed, covering the bush and clinton administrations, those were their priors as well. >> and as awful as the ro
first off, the u.s. doesn't want to be seen as some sort of force wandering into libya when opposition forces seem to want to do this themselves. especially if the u.s. acted unilaterally and i don't think they would. you look at iraq, afghanistan and in terms of military action as well, look at somalia in the early '80s. it's far more likely they would let nato take more lead on action, most ports go to europe. we know there's no guarantee that any democracy that could blossom in the arab...
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the u.s. knows that there can be no comprehensive middle east peace without syria. even though syria was a country that was internationally isolated for decades in the last four or five years under the rule of bashar al assad, he's been approaching the u.s. there's been a warming of relations even with the u.s. and other western countes, a key regional player. you can't really do much in the middle east without relying on syria to play a role. if assad's regime is under threat, it makes people wonder what's going to happen, how is syriay r going to play a role what will happenith the broader picture here in the middle east? >> very qukly, mohammed, it's a lot for us to follow, but we're now hearing about demonstrations in jordan. have you been hearing anything about that? >> reporter: yeah. we heard a lot today about demonstrations. now, there had been demonstrations the last couple of months in jordan that have taken place on fridays like today. today was bigger in scale. we heard that there
the u.s. knows that there can be no comprehensive middle east peace without syria. even though syria was a country that was internationally isolated for decades in the last four or five years under the rule of bashar al assad, he's been approaching the u.s. there's been a warming of relations even with the u.s. and other western countes, a key regional player. you can't really do much in the middle east without relying on syria to play a role. if assad's regime is under threat, it makes people...
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the u.s. has had some contact with libyan officials and that has been critical in terms of helping to get americans and others out of the tripoli safely. so if you were to cut off all of those ties, that could put some of the remaining americans, obviously, in some jeopardy. why would the u.s. then take such a dramatic step and cut off all diplomatic ties? because that was a big deal for colonel gadhafi a few years ago when the george w. bush administration finally said he was no longer a rogue state, that they would recognize him diplomatally because he came forward with his weapons program. if all of a sudden the u.s. cut off all ties, that would he remove even more if there is a shred of legitimacy left for gadhafi and remove it once and for all. that would be the pressure point because that is something he has craved so long is have some legitimacy on the world stage. of course, given what ben is reporting and given what is happening on the ground right now, it's doubtful he has any legiti
the u.s. has had some contact with libyan officials and that has been critical in terms of helping to get americans and others out of the tripoli safely. so if you were to cut off all of those ties, that could put some of the remaining americans, obviously, in some jeopardy. why would the u.s. then take such a dramatic step and cut off all diplomatic ties? because that was a big deal for colonel gadhafi a few years ago when the george w. bush administration finally said he was no longer a rogue...
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it's why some u.s. senators are clambering for a no-fly zone. >> i believe the global community cannot be on the sidelines while airplanes are allowed to bomb. >> reporter: but pentagon officials say if you want to stop libya's jets from bombing, the u.s. has to bomb libya. >> let's just call a spade a spade. a no-fly zone begins with an attack on libya. to destroy the air defenses. >> libya is believed to have hundreds of anti-aircraft guns and portable surface to air missiles. they're old, probably not in great shape, but they work. >> you can take those out up front. you can wait, which is not a good option. >> retired general commanded the no-fly mission over iraq. he says the u.s. and its allies have to decide why they would impose a no-fly zone over libya. on humanitarian grounds or to help the opposition overthrow gadhafi? >> so what are the rules of engagement involved with applying the force? >> when it comes to taking out air defenses? >> right. do you wait for gadhafi's aircraft to take off,
it's why some u.s. senators are clambering for a no-fly zone. >> i believe the global community cannot be on the sidelines while airplanes are allowed to bomb. >> reporter: but pentagon officials say if you want to stop libya's jets from bombing, the u.s. has to bomb libya. >> let's just call a spade a spade. a no-fly zone begins with an attack on libya. to destroy the air defenses. >> libya is believed to have hundreds of anti-aircraft guns and portable surface to air...
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he said that he worries about the u.s. feeling the need to jump in whenever there's a crisis like this and asked, where do we draw the line? mike huckabee. >> if we get rid of the devil we know, is the devil we don't know going to be perhaps even worse? that's one of the issues that i don't feel has been resolved. what exactly are we going to see in place? >> right. >> if we get rid of gadhafi. >> huckabee's folks say the fact that he said, well, where do we draw the line? why are we there? that's not a change in position. and newt gingrich has said his flip-flop wasn't a flip-flop. he always opposed a no-fly zone. he only said he was for a no-fly zone because the president wanted gadhafi to go and the only way that could happen was with ano-fly zone. but he didn't really want one. >> okay. so this is fairly unfamiliar territory for the republicans. my question is, do they risk being labeled soft on gadhafi? >> well, broadly speaking there are really two schools of thought in the republican party right now. one is, don't s
he said that he worries about the u.s. feeling the need to jump in whenever there's a crisis like this and asked, where do we draw the line? mike huckabee. >> if we get rid of the devil we know, is the devil we don't know going to be perhaps even worse? that's one of the issues that i don't feel has been resolved. what exactly are we going to see in place? >> right. >> if we get rid of gadhafi. >> huckabee's folks say the fact that he said, well, where do we draw the...
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u.s. effort there to enforce the no-fly zone, describing misrata specifically and saying it was very difficult to know exactly where the opposition was, exactly where the government was, exactly where the civilians were and exactly where these heavy weapons were because they are hideing in houses. as we drove out of misrata yesterday we saw soldiers with their vehicles hiding inside buildings, inside buildings. they had driven in through the store fronts and hiding inside the stores and the tanks hiding under trees, so this makes it very, very hard for aircraft to see these heavy weapons and to target them easily without the fear of injuring civilians and that is the challenge that these aircraft flying overhead are facing right now, carol. >> nic robertson reporting live in tripoli, thanks. >>> president obama goes on television to face a war weary nation that would be our own, he says ignoring moammar gadhafi threats of slaughtering civilians would have betrayed our values as americans,
u.s. effort there to enforce the no-fly zone, describing misrata specifically and saying it was very difficult to know exactly where the opposition was, exactly where the government was, exactly where the civilians were and exactly where these heavy weapons were because they are hideing in houses. as we drove out of misrata yesterday we saw soldiers with their vehicles hiding inside buildings, inside buildings. they had driven in through the store fronts and hiding inside the stores and the...
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killing innocent afghan civilians for fun the kill team as they're being judged consists of twelve u.s. soldiers from the fifth stryker brigade who documented their killings by taking graphic photos as well as collecting fingers from their victims and as the details continue to unfold we know there are thousands of images out there most of which are too graphic to air they display the horrific acts of mutal i-t. mutilating dead bodies of civilians now today writer mark boal has an article in rolling stone revealing more information about the death squads they've put up a photo gallery of some of the thousands of pictures they've acquired a given extensive narrative about what happened the day the day that they decided to kill a fifteen year old afghan boy and the article also goes into detail about the soldiers that are accused their gross actions of taking pingers on their bodies and how the pentagon tried to cover up the acts of this kilty so as this article covers all of the elements of the kill team and the scandal surrounding it my question is are people finally going to start to
killing innocent afghan civilians for fun the kill team as they're being judged consists of twelve u.s. soldiers from the fifth stryker brigade who documented their killings by taking graphic photos as well as collecting fingers from their victims and as the details continue to unfold we know there are thousands of images out there most of which are too graphic to air they display the horrific acts of mutal i-t. mutilating dead bodies of civilians now today writer mark boal has an article in...
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secondly, we found out that the u.s. trade gap expanded. it shows we're buying more overseas than selling. and the big worries here for investors is it could hurt the overall growth in the u.s. economy for us. >> and we're hearing about the surprising trend that spokes during the tough economic times, instead of actually financing their homes, they're paying for their homes with cash. what is that about? >> yeah. this is kind of surprising, actually. you know, in january, 32% of people who were buying homes, they paid all cash. i'm talking about no mortgage. no financing of any kind, and we're seeing this happening a lot in california and denver, in fact, in phoenix and las vegas, half of all those home sales there were all-cash sales. the national association of realtors says, you know, when you have cash and you have that big suitcase full of cash, it winds up being easier to cut a deal when you buy a home because you can also negotiate a lower price, suzanne? >> i'm a little confused, alison, because given the recession, with a lot of pe
secondly, we found out that the u.s. trade gap expanded. it shows we're buying more overseas than selling. and the big worries here for investors is it could hurt the overall growth in the u.s. economy for us. >> and we're hearing about the surprising trend that spokes during the tough economic times, instead of actually financing their homes, they're paying for their homes with cash. what is that about? >> yeah. this is kind of surprising, actually. you know, in january, 32% of...
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all u.s. actions are based solely on satisfying big business interests and have no solution for the poor immigrants or poor americans. and tom in pennsylvania writes, it's easy, jack. legalize drugs. you want to read more on the subject, find it on cnn.com/caffertyfile. >> see you in a few minutes, jack. >>> more than two decades after the deadly bloming on pan-am flight 103 in scotland, a renewed effort to bring gadhafi to trial. and the libyan leader has vowed to stay in libya or die a martyr. if he were drif on the exile, where could he go? [ male announcer ] there's just something about werther's caramel that makes a chocolate so smooth and creamy, you don't just taste it, you feel it. ♪ do you believe in magic? ♪ ♪ it's magic ♪ [ male announcer ] it's a comfort that comes from the only caramel worthy of being wrapped in gold. ♪ do you believe in magic? [ male announcer ] werther's original caramel chocolate. what comfort tastes like. this is mary... who has a million things to p
all u.s. actions are based solely on satisfying big business interests and have no solution for the poor immigrants or poor americans. and tom in pennsylvania writes, it's easy, jack. legalize drugs. you want to read more on the subject, find it on cnn.com/caffertyfile. >> see you in a few minutes, jack. >>> more than two decades after the deadly bloming on pan-am flight 103 in scotland, a renewed effort to bring gadhafi to trial. and the libyan leader has vowed to stay in libya...
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the u.s. supreme court. >> we found out today that we can no longer bury our dead in this country with dignity. what is this country becoming? >> that man al schider, good enough to join me coming up next live here on the fifth anniversary today of the day he lost his son. stay there. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 absolutely. i mean, these financial services companies tdd# 1-800-345-2550 are still talking about retirement tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like it's some kind of dream. tdd# 1-800-345-2550...
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the demand wasn't up in the u.s. it was up elsewhere. when you look at gas prices in the u.s., two week, really an epic jump, 34 cents, where you live depends on what you are paying. california, hawaii, alaska, the highest prices. chicago $3 .75 a gallon. will they continue to go higher? some analysts are telling me this morning yes. they hope the bulk of the move has been factored in. $106 crude oil right now. you won't see $4 gasoline unless crude oil hits $125 a barrel. don't wear about $4 gallon gas until oil hits $125 a barrel. >> a lot of talk from the obama administration tapping into the nation's strategic oil reserves. how likely do you think that is? >> many people are telling me it is unlikely. having the administration talking about the strategic petroleum reserve shows us they are on this. this is crude oil stored in underground salt cavins. we have 727 million barrels. by definition it is there to keep the market going in case there are supply disruptions. there is a tiny disruption from libya, but saudi arabia and opec say
the demand wasn't up in the u.s. it was up elsewhere. when you look at gas prices in the u.s., two week, really an epic jump, 34 cents, where you live depends on what you are paying. california, hawaii, alaska, the highest prices. chicago $3 .75 a gallon. will they continue to go higher? some analysts are telling me this morning yes. they hope the bulk of the move has been factored in. $106 crude oil right now. you won't see $4 gasoline unless crude oil hits $125 a barrel. don't wear about $4...
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the u.s. than many different countries, even countries in europe, for instance. and i mean i was traveling in italy recently and we heard a lot about, how do you guys start companies so easily in the u.s. or japan the same thing. they have smart guys working on interesting projects, but they just don't have the spark of going to start something because theirs tl's this stigma if you fail everyone is going to look down on you or the family won't welcome you back into the house. >> what happens if you fail here? >> you just pick yourself up and try again, you know? i feel like -- you know, in my career so far, i've been laid off and i went almost a year without working and worked on side projects. i went to grad school and then had another year i didn't do anything, then another project that failed. it took us six months to get financing with foursquare. people say, you've had all these successes so far. i'm, like, we haven't had it yet. we're still working toishds it. >> you can see more of far
the u.s. than many different countries, even countries in europe, for instance. and i mean i was traveling in italy recently and we heard a lot about, how do you guys start companies so easily in the u.s. or japan the same thing. they have smart guys working on interesting projects, but they just don't have the spark of going to start something because theirs tl's this stigma if you fail everyone is going to look down on you or the family won't welcome you back into the house. >> what...
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the u.s., the west is not forcing this on gadhafi. the u.s. gets more heavily involved, that could backfire as well. >> i'm changing gears to the budget battle. an interesting meeting on david plouffe's schedule. that's what all about? >> i just caught up with him a few minutes ago on his way into this private lunch he's having with aflcio leaders here in washington. just down the street, the white house chief of staff bill daley, we're learning, is having a lunch and giving a speech to the u.s. chamber of commerce. this white house even as libya goes on, is to focus on that jobs message. take a listen to david plouffe and i rell quick. >> what do you want to talk about today? >> creating jobs and how we're going to win the future. >> what about wisconsin and ohio? >> we're going to talk about a lot of things. bill daley talking to chamber of commerce, just trying work with people to make sure we're creating jobs and winning the feature and making sure the economy -- >> he would not talk about whether or not they're close to a budget deal. it
the u.s., the west is not forcing this on gadhafi. the u.s. gets more heavily involved, that could backfire as well. >> i'm changing gears to the budget battle. an interesting meeting on david plouffe's schedule. that's what all about? >> i just caught up with him a few minutes ago on his way into this private lunch he's having with aflcio leaders here in washington. just down the street, the white house chief of staff bill daley, we're learning, is having a lunch and giving a...
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all first stops ahead of a possible run for the u.s. top spot in some ways i think of his role as the new ira you know it's like sort of the indicator that you're running for president is a trip to israel but why go all the way to tell of the in search of the holy grail that's a rite of passage for presidential candidates. mostly it's a grant money jewish and pro israel money accounts for between one quarter and one third of all donations to the major political parties some estimate higher and one former congresswoman put it this way what the executive branch state. legislative branch pro israel federal campaign contributions amounted to more than eleven point seven million dollars in two thousand and ten leaving other foreign and defense policy contributions along with human rights women's issues the environment and gun rights donations in the dust and this power of the purse has built a reputation in washington for the most powerful pro israel political group in the country i think what a pack of fun best has impressed upon candidates
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i think u.s. kmoonder commande commanders believe they must point that out to the afghan people, that the majority of the casualties come at the hands of the insurgents, the warlords, the taliban who still engage in ied attacks, the bomb blasts, the kind of bank robbery incident we saw. overwhelmingly, the number of civilian casualties are at the hands of the insurgents. but, that said, when you see very are high-profile incidents like this terrible mistake that the u.s. helicopter crew made in firing on nine boys in afghanistan, that certainly is going to pop right to the top of the concern to the afghan people. >> absolutely. apologies now beer hearing from petraeus and secretary gates. barbara, before i let you go, this e-mail here from the white house, the headline, new actions on guantanamo bay and detainee policy. barbara, have you had a chance to look at this? what are you learning? >> let's just go back in time a little bit. you will remember, of course, that president obama during the ele
i think u.s. kmoonder commande commanders believe they must point that out to the afghan people, that the majority of the casualties come at the hands of the insurgents, the warlords, the taliban who still engage in ied attacks, the bomb blasts, the kind of bank robbery incident we saw. overwhelmingly, the number of civilian casualties are at the hands of the insurgents. but, that said, when you see very are high-profile incidents like this terrible mistake that the u.s. helicopter crew made in...
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u.s. and its military. he is facing the media during a joint news conference with mexico's president felipe calderon and scheduled for 1:00 p.m. eastern and 10:00 a.m. pacific time and happen live here on cnn. it comes amid rising countries between the two countries. at the bottom of the hour we will take a closer look why. >>> we are learning more about the man police think killed two u.s. airmen in germany. it didn't matter that she is 29 years old and a champion athlete. serena williams still got a blood clot in her lungs. we will talk about how common that is. and having a partner like northern trust -- one of the nation's largest wealth managers -- makes all the difference. our goals-based investment strategies are tailored to your needs and overseen by experts who seek to maximize opportunities while minimizing risk. after all, you don't climb a mountain just to sit at the top. you lookround for other mountains to climb. ♪ expertise matters. find it at northern trust. crisp, clear,
u.s. and its military. he is facing the media during a joint news conference with mexico's president felipe calderon and scheduled for 1:00 p.m. eastern and 10:00 a.m. pacific time and happen live here on cnn. it comes amid rising countries between the two countries. at the bottom of the hour we will take a closer look why. >>> we are learning more about the man police think killed two u.s. airmen in germany. it didn't matter that she is 29 years old and a champion athlete. serena...
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u.s. as we just discussed, oil prices keep on spiking up another 2.7% yesterday. this is the increase in oil closing at just under $100 a barrel here in the united states. it was higher than that last week, but it has been in that area for a while. as a result of that, take a look at what happened in stock markets. the dow took a big hit, down 168 points. we also heard from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke who expressed concern about the economic recovery if the price of oil keeps climbing. >>> also, democrats south of the border in wisconsin still staying away in illinois. and the governor of wisconsin unveiling his new state budget, which includes cuts to schools and local municipalities. and the protests will continue at the capitol. the governor planned to cut compensation and collective bargaining rights for union work sti ers. cnn's david mattingly is live in madison, wisconsin. any movement on either side? is there any hope of resolving this? or are we seeing more of the same t
u.s. as we just discussed, oil prices keep on spiking up another 2.7% yesterday. this is the increase in oil closing at just under $100 a barrel here in the united states. it was higher than that last week, but it has been in that area for a while. as a result of that, take a look at what happened in stock markets. the dow took a big hit, down 168 points. we also heard from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke who expressed concern about the economic recovery if the price of oil keeps...
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there are u.s. warships out in the mediterranean waiting for additional humanitarian operation relief efforts and ready to offer medical assistance. one of the things that is tough so many casualties inside libya amongst civilians. what do you do to try to get medical aid to these people without putting troops on the ground inside libya for which the u.s. has no real stomach at the moment. these kinds of very tough humanitarian questions and still, kate, there is very deep concern at the pentagon and across washington about what some people call the nightmare scenario. what if, at the last minute, gadhafi forces really open up on the libyan people and you have mass civilian casualties? then what does the international community do? >> absolutely. it seems there is no easy solution and no easy choice to make at this point. barbara starr, thanks so much. >>> we are also keeping a close eye on how the instability in the arab world is impacting your wallet. we have been talking about this quite a bit th
there are u.s. warships out in the mediterranean waiting for additional humanitarian operation relief efforts and ready to offer medical assistance. one of the things that is tough so many casualties inside libya amongst civilians. what do you do to try to get medical aid to these people without putting troops on the ground inside libya for which the u.s. has no real stomach at the moment. these kinds of very tough humanitarian questions and still, kate, there is very deep concern at the...
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it closed off miles of i-95, part of u.s. 1. and still 16,000 acres have been burned and only 25% containment even though it rained a little bit last night. >> what a day. a little bit of everything for the middle and southeastern part of the country. >> kept us hopping. >> i'm eye fan of calm. make that happen, chad. >>> the couple accused of kidnapping and holding jaycee dugard captive for 18 years in the backyard have now reportedly confessed. so why is one of their lawyers actually asking for a reduced sentence? that's next. [ coughs ] i can't reach the remote. ♪ [ male announcer ] thankfully, it even works on the man-cold. vicks dayquil relieves 5 cold and flu symptoms, aches, fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, cough. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil relieves 5 cold and flu symptoms, aches, fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, cough. ♪ that's why northern trust offers a full team of experts who work to understand your goals and help you achieve them. as one of the nation's largest wealth managers, northern t
it closed off miles of i-95, part of u.s. 1. and still 16,000 acres have been burned and only 25% containment even though it rained a little bit last night. >> what a day. a little bit of everything for the middle and southeastern part of the country. >> kept us hopping. >> i'm eye fan of calm. make that happen, chad. >>> the couple accused of kidnapping and holding jaycee dugard captive for 18 years in the backyard have now reportedly confessed. so why is one of...
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u.s., u.k., france, bosnia- herzegovina, columbia, garr bon, lebanon, nigeria, portugal, south africa. five members abstained -- russia, china, germany, brazil, india. the 10 votes was just one more than the nine needed for passage. and it did not include input from the 192-member united nations general assembly. but international support for the no-fly zone is now waning. the libyan government is alleging that coalition bombings have killed many civilians. doctors on the ground say over 100 civilians have died. military deaths not included. the 22-member arab league this week accused the u.s. and the coalition of ignoring the u.n. >> as far as we're concerned the arab league, we requested the security council to establish a no-fly zone in order to protect the civilians, in addition to safe areas for the civilians to sit in without attacks on them. >> brazil, russia, india and china, the bric nations, are all calling for an immediate cessation of the no-fly zone. u.s. defense secretary rob
u.s., u.k., france, bosnia- herzegovina, columbia, garr bon, lebanon, nigeria, portugal, south africa. five members abstained -- russia, china, germany, brazil, india. the 10 votes was just one more than the nine needed for passage. and it did not include input from the 192-member united nations general assembly. but international support for the no-fly zone is now waning. the libyan government is alleging that coalition bombings have killed many civilians. doctors on the ground say over 100...
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is trying to reset relations with or saudi arabia with the planned u.s. sales of sixty billion dollars in arms to counter a rerun or even the u.k. which is the other part of the so-called special relationship but instead wide potential presidents on the surface looking to boost their foreign policy street creds bypass all of these other countries and head straight to the stump in just one lauren lyster r.t. new york. so you have to wonder do most americans even know or care about the road to white house goes through israel yes israel is america's ally yes the jewish lobby is very powerful in washington but how much of america as in the public and their interests do they really represent so joining me from our studio in new york is our chief correspondent for in leicester lauren obviously right now we're talking about these possible republican presidential candidates that are making their trips but is this a requirement for democrats as well. i'm glad you asked that because they do want to point out that it is both right now we're seeing republicans becaus
is trying to reset relations with or saudi arabia with the planned u.s. sales of sixty billion dollars in arms to counter a rerun or even the u.k. which is the other part of the so-called special relationship but instead wide potential presidents on the surface looking to boost their foreign policy street creds bypass all of these other countries and head straight to the stump in just one lauren lyster r.t. new york. so you have to wonder do most americans even know or care about the road to...
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a federal agent tells cbs news he was ordered to let guns from the u.s. make their way to mexican drug cartels. i'm katie couric. also tonight, president obama's message to qaddafi. >> the violence must stop. moammar qaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> couric: with the threat of a lockout hanging over the players n.f.l. contract talks go into overtime. and sea otters under attack from sharks and something more mysterious. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. they are two presidents leading a war against a common enemy: mexican drug cartels. president obama welcomed mexico's president felipe calderon to the white house today and mr. obama said the two countries are making progress against drug gangs. >> to combat the southbound flow of guns and money we are screening all southbound rail cargo, seizing many more guns bound for mexico and we are putting more gunrunners behind bars. >> couric: but one of the men o
a federal agent tells cbs news he was ordered to let guns from the u.s. make their way to mexican drug cartels. i'm katie couric. also tonight, president obama's message to qaddafi. >> the violence must stop. moammar qaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> couric: with the threat of a lockout hanging over the players n.f.l. contract talks go into overtime. and sea otters under attack from sharks and something more mysterious. captioning sponsored by cbs from...
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the u.s., and many other places. and before all is said and done, i would not be surprised if you could find trace amounts of this all the way over to europe. but i have to tell you, this is very, very harmless. this is not a big deal. if you're walking out to your car in bright sunlight, chances are you might be exposed to more radiation than that than these particles across the globe. >> it does still, of course, make you think twice when you hear about it. but hearing it's harmless is good. >>> in a few minutes, we'll be talking more about all of this with a disaster expert about containment efforts in japan. he led numerous expeditions into some of the most contaminated areas of chernobyl. >>> to libya now, and rebels getting closer to moammar gadhafi's doorstep gaining ground with new coalition air strikes. nato now says it will take over the entire military mission there, not just the no-fly zone. so far the u.s. has supplied nearly all the fire power according to pentagon figures. the u
the u.s., and many other places. and before all is said and done, i would not be surprised if you could find trace amounts of this all the way over to europe. but i have to tell you, this is very, very harmless. this is not a big deal. if you're walking out to your car in bright sunlight, chances are you might be exposed to more radiation than that than these particles across the globe. >> it does still, of course, make you think twice when you hear about it. but hearing it's harmless is...
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you remember when the u.s. conference of bishops got together and passed that zero tolerance in the charter. and now a lot wondering what's going on here. they were reeling from allegations, church leaders covered up sexual abuse by priests. now lawyers have filed a new civil lawsuit once again accusing the archdiocese of failing to protect a minor who said he was abused by a priest. the alleged victim now 31 says the abuse happened when he was 15 years old. he accuses father john e. gillespie. also says church leaders including justin regali and lynn allowed gillesspie keep his post. he said he could not bear to keep his secret any longer. >> i mean, the kids need to be protected. no other kid should have to go through this, should have to live for two minutes let alone 15 years, 20 years with this secret inside them. it's so hard to come out. >> it's a shock for a parent. it's a shock for -- because it challenges our faith and you quite wonder if there are some things that can explain behaviors that we didn't
you remember when the u.s. conference of bishops got together and passed that zero tolerance in the charter. and now a lot wondering what's going on here. they were reeling from allegations, church leaders covered up sexual abuse by priests. now lawyers have filed a new civil lawsuit once again accusing the archdiocese of failing to protect a minor who said he was abused by a priest. the alleged victim now 31 says the abuse happened when he was 15 years old. he accuses father john e. gillespie....
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yet because of our mistake in tax code we have a trillion dollars of u.s. money stranded overseas belonging to our mult-nation corporations that's sitting. and it's either going to sit there or it's going to be invested information remember economies like europe, asia and south america. we need to repay try it that trillion dollars. we need to bring this money home. brig it home tax free. that money is not coming home. we need that money to come home to build new facilities. and to invest in new tech nothinnot technologies and to hire more people in america and not overseas. that kind of tax policy is the tax policy we need to follow. at the same time, i think it's way over due that we join most of the other advanced nations in the world, our competitors by cutting corporate income tax. in half. as almost every other country has done in the last 10-years. on tax policy, where the left wants to raise taxes, i think we need to make those tax cuts. why? because we want to grow the economy. we want to add jobs for americans. this is not satisfactory that we're
yet because of our mistake in tax code we have a trillion dollars of u.s. money stranded overseas belonging to our mult-nation corporations that's sitting. and it's either going to sit there or it's going to be invested information remember economies like europe, asia and south america. we need to repay try it that trillion dollars. we need to bring this money home. brig it home tax free. that money is not coming home. we need that money to come home to build new facilities. and to invest in...
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the u.s. continues to move forces closer to libya. the president authorized u.s. military aircraft to help egyptians evacuate. but the administration is trying not to get sucked in to a mideast conflict. the president's hope is that gadhafi will head off a bloody stalemate and make way for new leadership. randall pinkston, cbs news, at the united nations. >>> the u.s. is asking iran for help returning ex-fbi agent robert levinson to his family. there's been no word on levinson since he vanished from the iranian island of kish four years ago while doing private detective work. iran has insisted they know nothing about his disappearance. levinson's family, though, has received proof that he is alive, and on thursday, secretary of state hillary rodham clinton said there are indications that he is in southwest asia. levinson's wife said, quote, our family is tremendously encouraged by the news that bob is alive, but remains concerned for his safety and well-being. >>> a u.s. aid contractor facing up to 20 years in prison goes on trial today in cuba. allen gross, seen
the u.s. continues to move forces closer to libya. the president authorized u.s. military aircraft to help egyptians evacuate. but the administration is trying not to get sucked in to a mideast conflict. the president's hope is that gadhafi will head off a bloody stalemate and make way for new leadership. randall pinkston, cbs news, at the united nations. >>> the u.s. is asking iran for help returning ex-fbi agent robert levinson to his family. there's been no word on levinson since he...
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i don't think you want the u.s. and syria and the u.s. and bahrain and the u.s. in yes -- u.s. in yemen. this will unfold in complicated ways and we don't have the resources or wisdom to get in every place that has a problem. >> chris: let's talk about 2012. forgive me, you have been playing hamlet for several months now about whether or not you're going to run for the white house next year. are you running for president? >> i think within a month we'll have that taken care of. we'll determine. we're not yet running. we are looking at it carefully. a variety of reasons to do it in a methodical way. we're assembling a very good team. i have recently been in south carolina, new hampshire, iowa, the places you need to go. as well as texas and florida and north carolina. and the water is pretty warm. my hope is that within a month we'll be running rapidly. >> chris: you said, "in a month we'll be running." >> i hope in a month we'll make that decision. we're finishing up the exploratory phase and we have specific things we're getting done we need to do before making a final decisio
i don't think you want the u.s. and syria and the u.s. and bahrain and the u.s. in yes -- u.s. in yemen. this will unfold in complicated ways and we don't have the resources or wisdom to get in every place that has a problem. >> chris: let's talk about 2012. forgive me, you have been playing hamlet for several months now about whether or not you're going to run for the white house next year. are you running for president? >> i think within a month we'll have that taken care of....
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they were not talking to the u.s. officials. it was one-way communication. the u.s. was offering help. they were offering immediate help to get nuclear teams in there. the japanese were resisting that. that was a real frustration in the beginning. i think that frustration remains, some what. they have a lot of people that could go in and help immediately. the facility could not withstand that earthquake. so you have to wonder going forward, are they really ready for what may happen next? >> now, mr. cirincione, at least three people have been treated for radiation sickness inside the plant. according to the government. can you explain how these failsafe measures actually failed? what happened that did not make sure that the facility shut down safely? >> nuclear reactors are built to withstand crises, and even multiple crises. but it's very hard to build a facility that could withstand this. it's a one-two bunch. the earthquake knocked out the electrical supply. the tsunami took out the backup electrical supply. they've been running on backup, battery power. as the pu
they were not talking to the u.s. officials. it was one-way communication. the u.s. was offering help. they were offering immediate help to get nuclear teams in there. the japanese were resisting that. that was a real frustration in the beginning. i think that frustration remains, some what. they have a lot of people that could go in and help immediately. the facility could not withstand that earthquake. so you have to wonder going forward, are they really ready for what may happen next?...